[Endoscopic treatment of acute pancreatitis of biliary etiology]

23 patients with acute biliary pancreatitis were treated with endoscopic papillotomy and extraction of bile duct stones. 12 suffered on an acute moderate and 11 on an severe pancreatitis in the classification of Glasgow. The patients were between 45 and 92 years old. 19 had an evolution without complications, 2, who also had an acute cholangitis, had a slow but good evolution. 2 died due to a septic shock and cardio-respiratory failure.